Microsoft Ventures Fund has rebranded as M12 and relaunched the venture on the domain name M12.vc

Last week I had noticed that M12.com had been acquired from Name Administration Inc. for an undisclosed amount. At the time, I had noted that M12.vc made a name server change the very same day, which was owned by Microsoft.

Microsoft has announced a name change / rebrand to M12 for its Microsoft Ventures Fund.

Microsoft Ventures was housed on the domain name MicrosoftVentures.com … Read the rest

Viking River Cruises has acquired the premium generic domain name Viking.com from Office Depot, Inc. according to whois records.

This premium domain name purchase by Viking River Cruises follows a very recent victory by Office Depot, Inc. defending a UDRP filing on the Viking.com domain name by Aurelius RHO GTM Development Limited, with a finding of revere domain name hijacking (RDNH) as reported by DomainNameWire.com and DomainInvesting.com.

This is an outstanding domain name purchase by Viking River Cruises, who … Read the rest

This is a breaking news story and may be updated with further information at a later time.

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. which had owned the premium 3 letter domain name Hex.com, has sold it according to whois records. I expect this to be a substantial domain name sale, well into the six figure range, if not higher.

The domain name has transferred out of corporate domain name registrar MarkMonitor and transferred to GoDaddy. Whois is not clear as to … Read the rest